{"id":5263,"date":"2005-02-03T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-03T09:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/buckh\/2005\/02\/03\/team-foundation-version-control-command-line-summary-document\/"},"modified":"2005-02-03T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2005-02-03T09:36:00","slug":"team-foundation-version-control-command-line-summary-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/buckh\/team-foundation-version-control-command-line-summary-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Foundation Version Control Command Line Summary document"},"content":{"rendered":"

Command line summary for tf.exe.  This was put together by Rob Caron<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You may also want to see the full Team Foundation Version Control Command Line Reference<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

This is pre-release documentation and is subject to change in future releases.<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Command<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Usage<\/font><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Add<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf Add <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> [lock:none|checkin|checkout] [\/type:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>filetype<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/noprompt] [\/recursive] <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Branch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf Branch <\/strong><\/span><\/span>olditem newitem<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/noget] [\/lock] [\/noprompt] [\/recursive]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Branches<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf branches [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Changeset<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf Changeset [\/comment:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>comment<\/em><\/span><\/span>|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>commentfile<\/em><\/span><\/span>] \/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/notes:(“<\/strong><\/span><\/span>NoteFieldName<\/em><\/span><\/span>”=”<\/strong><\/span><\/span>NoteFieldValue<\/em><\/span><\/span>”|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>notefile<\/em><\/span><\/span>)] [\/noprompt] <\/strong><\/span>(<\/span>[\/latest]|<\/strong><\/span><\/span>changesetnumber<\/em><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Checkin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf checkin [\/author:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>authorname<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/comment:(“<\/strong><\/span><\/span>comment<\/em><\/span><\/span>“|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>commentfile<\/em><\/span><\/span>)] [\/noprompt] [\/notes:(“<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Note Name<\/em><\/span><\/span>”=”<\/strong><\/span><\/span>note text<\/em><\/span><\/span>”|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>notefile<\/em><\/span><\/span>)] [\/override:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>reason<\/em><\/span><\/span>|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>reason<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/recursive] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>filespec<\/em><\/span><\/span> …]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Checkout<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf checkout [\/lock:(none|checkin|checkout)] [\/recursive] [\/type:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>encoding<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Delete<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf delete [\/lock:(none|checkin|checkout)] [\/recursive] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Difference<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf difference <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/type:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>filetype<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/format:(visual|unix|ss)] [\/ignorespace] [\/ignoreeol] [\/ignorecase] [\/recursive] [\/options:”options”]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/p>\n

tf difference <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec itemspec2<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/type:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>filetype<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/format:(visual|unix|ss)] [\/ignorespace] [\/ignoreeol] [\/ignorecase] [\/recursive] [\/options:”<\/strong><\/span><\/span>options<\/em><\/span><\/span>“]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/p>\n

tf difference [\/shelveset<\/strong>:shelvesetname<\/em><\/span>;[<\/strong>shelvesetowner<\/em><\/span>]]<\/strong><\/span><\/span> shelveset_itemspec <\/em><\/span>[\/server:<\/strong>server<\/em><\/span><\/span>URL<\/em><\/span>] [\/type:<\/strong><\/span>filetype<\/em><\/span>] [\/format:(visual|unix|ss)] [\/ignorespace] [\/ignoreeol] [\/ignorecase] [\/recursive] [\/options:”<\/strong><\/span>options<\/em><\/span>“]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dir<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf dir [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/recursive] [\/folders] [\/deleted] <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Get<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf get <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/all] [\/overwrite] [\/force] [\/preview] [\/recursive] [\/noprompt]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Help<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf help <\/strong><\/span><\/span>commandname<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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History<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf history [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/stopafter:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>number<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/recursive] [\/user:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>username<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/format:(brief|detailed)] [\/slotmode]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Label<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Option Set 1:<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

tf label [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span> labelname<\/em><\/span><\/span>@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>scope<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/font> [\/owner:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>ownername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec <\/em><\/span><\/span>[\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/comment:(“<\/strong><\/span><\/span>comment<\/em><\/span><\/span>“|@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>commentfile<\/em><\/span><\/span>)] [\/child:(replace|merge)] [\/recursive]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Option Set 2:<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

tf label [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/delete] <\/strong><\/span><\/span> labelname<\/em><\/span><\/span>@<\/strong><\/span><\/span>scope<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/font> [\/owner:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>ownername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>itemspec <\/em><\/span><\/span>[\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/recursive]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Labels<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf labels [\/owner:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>ownername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/format:(brief|detailed)] [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [<\/strong><\/span><\/span>labelname<\/em><\/span><\/span>]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf lock<\/strong><\/span><\/span> itemspec<\/em><\/span><\/span> \/lock:(none|checkout|checkin) [\/workspace:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>workspacename<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/server:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>serverURL<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/recursive] [\/noprompt]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Merge<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf merge  [\/recursive] [\/force] [\/candidate] [\/discard] [\/version:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>versionspec<\/em><\/span><\/span>] [\/lock:none|checkin|checkout] [\/preview] [\/baseless] [\/nosummary] <\/strong><\/span><\/span>source destination<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Merges<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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tf merges [\/s:<\/strong><\/span><\/span>servername<\/em><\/span><\/span>]<\/strong><\/span><\/span> [source<\/em><\/span>] destination <\/em><\/span>[\/recursive]<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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